Symphony of Light and Winter by Renea Mason

Author:Renea Mason [Mason, Renea]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781940223100
Publisher: Etopia Press
Published: 2013-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

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I arrived at my aunt’s house in record time; I called 911 and told them they would find Cyril in the cemetery and that I had no idea what happened.

I ran upstairs. After locating the book Cyril gave me, I grabbed a pen and opened it, smearing the cover with blood. Only happy thoughts, he’d said. Only happy thoughts. I wrote Cyril will come back to me. Cyril isn’t gone. Cyril will love me, as I love him. Cyril will save me.

Damn! The book was covered in blood. Would they take it as evidence? I couldn’t allow it. I closed the cover, grabbed the book, an old lunch box, and a Ziploc bag. I didn’t even bother to close the door when leaving.

I sprinted back to the cemetery. My breathing labored. A silly moment of hope crept through me. Maybe he’d be alive.

Just as before, his body lay still, a crimson backdrop accenting the blanket of snow. With each falling flake I lost a little more of my soul as reality took hold. Like a fool, I opened the book and read the passage I had just written. Not sure what I expected. Nothing happened.

With sirens in the distance, I found a place to hide the book. I stowed it in the lunch box, sealing it in the Ziploc. Shoving the box as far as I could to the back of a cannon, I collected some stray leaves for camouflage and covered it up. I decided it best not to be present when the police arrived. What would I say? Bending one last time, I placed my lips to his forehead and whispered, “Good-bye.”

As I ascended the front stairs, the police pulled up. With one look at my blood-soaked clothing, they grabbed me and rushed me inside.

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